Identification on item reads "All American Card Box B-18". Appears to be vinyl over cardboard. Measures about 9" x 5" x 4". Numerous slots inside to hold cards, also a small carrying case. Interested in age of item and any other info possible. Thanks.

Here are 2 ticket stubs from what I believe are from 2 Raider games in 1960 & 1961. I also have the 2 programs from these games, I just don't know which ticket goes with which program. The 1960 program is from the first Oakland Raiders game played at Candlestick Park. I have also attached pics of the programs, and an added bonus a newspaper clipping from the first game at the 'Stick. I wish I could match the ticket with the matching program, as this would be a nice piece of football history, first football game ever played at Candlestick Park. Enjoy Raider Nation..........

The Canadian Football League has always been a smaller collector market, NHL cards, plastic coins were of much more interest to young Canadian boys, although in the last few years interest has grown with many more sports collectors showing more collecting interest in CFL memorabilia.
Pictured here are 5 of the 100 Nalleys Potato Chips round 3.5cm./1.4"
from 1964. The set only includes the 5 Western Canadian Teams with 20 coins per Team: British Columbia Lions (numbers 1-20), Calgary Stampeders (numbers 21-40), Edmonton Eskimos (numbers 41-60), Saskatchewan Roughriders (numbers 61-80), and Winnipeg Blue Bombers (81-100). The set features 18 Hall of Famers including Joe Kapp and Harold Bud Grant.
This was the second year CFL coins were introduced being inserted into bags of Nalleys Potato chips. The 1963 set was larger then the 1964 set as all 8 teams were included 20 coins per team. There were also plastic shields produced which could be ordered from the company. Many people didn't order the shields which only makes them very collectible today.

The first game in Dallas Cowboys history was played at Husky Stadium in 1960 and featured former UW teammates Hugh McElhenny and Don Heinrich. August 6, 1960 San Francisco 49ers vs. Dallas Cowboys
University of Washington Stadium, Seattle, WA
Program cover from the very first game in Dallas Cowboys history, on Aug. 6, 1960, against the San Francisco 49ers at Husky Stadium

The first game in Dallas Cowboys franchise history was an exhibition contest on Aug. 6, 1960, when they met the San Francisco 49ers in front of 22,000 fans at Husky Stadium in Seattle. Former UW standouts Hugh McElhenny (49ers) and Don Heinrich (Cowboys) were on opposite sides of the field that day, nine years removed from their days as Husky backfield mates.

McElhenny and Heinrich had last played together in the 1950 Apple Cup, when McElhenny established an all-time UW record by rushing for 296 yards and five touchdowns. In the same game, a 52-21 UW win, Heinrich set an NCAA record for single-season pass completions.

McElhenny returned for his senior season in 1951, but Heinrich was forced to the sidelines with a dislocated shoulder. When Heinrich returned in 1952 (an All-America season), McElhenny was already a member of the San Francisco 49ers, having been selected by them in the first round of the 1951 NFL Draft.

By the time they faced each other across the sidelines on Aug. 6, 1960, McElhenny had already won the 1952 NFL Rookie of the Year award and been voted to play in four Pro Bowl games.
McElhenny, who played in the NFL through 1963, was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1970 and the College Football Hall of Fame in 1981.
Heinrich, who played with the New York Giants (1953-59), Dallas Cowboys (1960) and Oakland Raiders (1962), and coached for 18 years with the Cowboys, Giants, Saints, Rams, Steelers and 49ers, was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1987.

I was given this sign for a trade on something I had. If anyone would be willing to give me an estimate on what this sign might be worth, I would appreciate it. It's a metal embossed sign measuring 35"x35".

I found this in a drawer with a few other pictures. I really don't know much about it other than its an 1909 team football picture. I have heard it is my small towns team from the upside down C in the picture. It's in rather good shape for its age. The glass is the old pour wavy glass.. the frame is starting to come apart and needs some fixing. Thanks for stopping by! Always love comments!

Although it is not signed, it is a nice example of the high quality of the early trophies, always nicely casted, full of finely sculpted details.

It was awarded to the winners of an inexpressive small town tournament, making it even more interesting when compared to the usual plastic/resin ones found nowadays.

The soccer player is beautifully portrayed kicking/passing the ball while running, in a light and dynamic line of movement, with only one foot resting on the base and having a second fixation point under the football. The uniform and the football cleats (actually boots back then!) follow the mid-1930s style, although the seller says the tournament took place in the early 1950s. Difficult to say, maybe the mold was made earlier.

It would be nice to have a "Medals & Trophies" sub-category in Football and Sporting Goods.

Here is an official NFL white football autographed by the Chicago Bears. White footballs were used for night games at this time for better visability of the ball. I was able to pinpoint the time period of the ball by researching the autographs on the ball. Bulldog Turner was easy to recognize, so I knew the team was the Bears.By researching the other names I was able to date the ball between 1949 and 1952. Bert Bell was the commissioner at the time. The ball was made by Wilson, and distributed to the NFL teams through the Thorp Sporting Goods Company of New York.I found this extremely rare ball at an antique store in a suburb of Chicago. Price....$19.99!

here is a lovely old pic of the ymca football team 1901-1902 written on football and 2 then x1 written under date on ball i think that is the day and date not quite sure though. any info wold be grateful love this pic. enjoy

Autographed first edition of John Heiseman's 1922 'principals of football. This is a very rare book owned by a friend who pulled it out to ask me if i would help him find out about it. There are rumors of an autographed copy out there and this is it! My friend's grandfather was one of the first sports photographers and he thinks this was a gift from his good friend john heisman.

These are three pieces that I bought for my husband over the years. I can't find them anywhere else. We have many Bears items from glassware to posters. These are, I think, the most unusual. He's passed away and I don't know what to do with it all now.

A pretty neat piece of sports memorabilia if you love the vintage Washington Redskins Super Bowl XXVI Football Championship items, the season game list and the team photo with the exception of a couple of missing players that are also named.

This football was signed by former pro football player Troy Aikman,
who played for the Dallas Cowboys in the National Football League.
Aikman was the number one overall draft pick in 1989. He played
twelve consecutive seasons with the Cowboys. Troy Aikman was
elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2006.

I found these ictures n a rental home we were cleaning out where the tenent had passed away,it was sad. we were able to find out after a lot of research, it was when he was still in college, before he signed with florida. I think its amazing because people do not see the things like this very often. The things before they were famous when they earned what they got by being a devoted person.but I do believe there is a lot more yet to know

Bought this print at an estate sale. Original print from somewhere between 1895 and turn of century. The bottom right side of print states the following ( E. Moebius, Phototype, Camben, N.J.) Wood stadium seating. Every time I look at this print I see something more. Football game not sure who the Penn's where playing, you can see the yard markers on each side. The police officers have the Keystone Cop style hats on.
There was a matching print but was just the Dorm building in the center of this print.

Ok, This is some other items I have in my collection. A lot of College football signed items. Tons of Heisman stuff and Notre Dame related Memorabilia. There is also Movie Football signed items as well. The Water boy, The Program, Friday night lights, Varsity Blues etc... Multiple Jerseys, Footballs, Helmets, Posters and so on.

This is my Football Room. The collection started about 25 years ago. I have been to so many Legendary great Hall of Famers/ Heismans and players Houses, Nursing homes Etc... The stories and time spent with them have been amazing. I picked football because as I started. The other sports greats were not as nice. So, Collecting was easy. The old guys really appreciated being remembered. Now the NEW players are mostly Rude, inconsiderate and give you a SLOPPY autograph. I will ad more pictures in the near future. Thanks for looking.
Paul

This is a "Stuffins Inc." KC Chiefs toy from 1994.
Is this something Collectors collect or is it just a toy that should be played with?

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Penn State Special Edition Football Team Signed on Blue and White Day 5 to 6 years ago any team names or info

MCCLANAHAN, WILLIAM J. (1907–1981). William J. McClanahan, cartoonist, the son of Samuel Mortimer and Molly McClanahan, was born on December 2, 1907, in Greenville, Texas. He was raised in San Angelo and Dallas, where he attended Highland Park High School and graduated in 1927. He subsequently enrolled in engineering at Southern Methodist University, but dropped out to marry his high school sweetheart, Eloise Dunagan, and to study at the Dallas Art Institute. While he was there, he began his newspaper career as a sportswriter covering high school football games for the Dallas Morning News. Throughout the 1930s McClanahan held a number of sports-reporting jobs at both the News and a sister paper, the Dallas Journalqv. He interrupted his career to enlist in the Army Air Corps during World War II and attained the rank of captain. He remained in the Air Force Reserve until 1967, when he retired as a lieutenant colonel.
After his discharge from the service in 1946, he found his true vocation as a cartoonist. He returned to the News sports staff that same year to write, edit, and draw cartoons. His first regular sports cartoon appeared on August 4, 1946. McClanahan, considered by many people to be the first well-known sports cartoonist in the South, was an innovator. He is perhaps best remembered as the "father of the Southwest Conference cartoon mascots"; as the popularizer of the "Grid Gram," a column that was, according to him, a "visual boxscore of a football game"; and as the inventor of the challenging "Texas Sports Exam." In 1957, after the retirement of senior News cartoonist John F. Knott, McClanahan joined Jack Howells (Herc) Ficklen as an editorial cartoonist for the paper, a position he held until his retirement in 1973. His last regular cartoon appeared in the News on December 29, 1972. McClanahan won numerous awards, including the Southwest Journalism Award in 1970, numerous National Freedom Foundation awards, the 1967 Dallas Press Club Award for Cartooning, several Congress of Freedom Awards, the Dallas Chamber of Commerce Sportsman Award, the National Foundation for Highway Safety Award, the Lincoln National Life Foundation Award, and the 1972 Hella Temple Award. In retirement he published two books, a collection of cartoons called Texas: The Way It Used to Be (1968) and Scenery for Model Railroads (1958, 1967). McClanahan died of a heart attack in Dallas on September 7, 1981.

England's match against Germany on Saturday July 30th 1966, also includes 1970 world cup matches, duration 90 minutes. Old video cassette from 1999.

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I am not sure if the signature on this item says Michael Maige or Michael Mage or Michael Mace? This is a clay sculpture from 1973. It is 20 inches tall.

I do not know much of football or football artwork. I herd that this particular scene was from an important game when joe montana had a throw that won the game? Please any information would be helpful. I can not make out who the artist is either. See pictures if your able to read the name please send me a mesg with info . Thanks for checking out my posts. :) approximate size 3 ft by 3 ft

Thought I would post this older item. It was a 1992 SUPER BOWL CHAMPIONS STERLING RING for the DALLAS COWBOYS. Again from 1992. This is a Good Quality Replica sold to Marked on the inside with:

LGB STER
4602

LGB -stands for L.G. BALFOUR COMPANY. They are an operating unit of Commemorative Brands, Inc., a subsidiary of American Achievement Corporation. Balfour produces high school, college, military, and championship rings, yearbooks, caps and gowns, and graduation announcements.

I found this at a Sale for $ 5.00, and now gone for a lot more several years ago....LOL

I picked this up at a Dallas Estate sale today
Doak Walker re-enrolled at SMU and rejoined the Mustangs football team.[3] As a sophomore, he led Southern Methodist to a 1947 SWC championship and was named to a myriad of All-American teams.[3] He gained similar All-American honors in 1948, and 1949. Walker won the Maxwell Award as a sophomore in 1947 and the Heisman Trophy in 1948 as a junior.
During his award-winning 1948 season, Walker gained 532 yards on the ground, carrying the ball 108 times for a 4.9 yards per carry average.[3] He also threw six touchdown passes from the halfback position, going 26-for-46 and gaining 304 yards in the air.[3] As a receiver, Walker hauled in 15 passes for 279 yards and 3 touchdowns.[3] On the defensive side of the ball, he intercepted three passes.[3] He also punted for a 42.1 yard average for the Mustangs, returned punts and kickoffs, and did duty as the SMU placekicker.[3] Walker finished the year with 11 touchdowns scored, which combined with his kicking put 88 points on the scoreboard for the year.[3]

Since The Colts left Baltimore in 1984, this ashtray obviously predates that year. It is 27.5Cm lengthwise, and is made of some kind of heat resistant plastic.

This item is interestingly designed, as it is in the shape of a USA football, with the cigar/cigarette rests simulating a football's laces.

"Wheels from Pompey" was a Dodge dealership, with its Clifford, PA branch emblazoned on this ashtray. Pompey also had affiliates in Scranton and Kingston, PA. They are still in business in the northeastern part of Pennsylvania, with a complicated business plan.

just to share my latest helmet acquisition ,a canadian football league helmet from the rough riders 1994 season ,in this season and for this season only they changed the colour scheme of there helmets to gold ,unfortunately the team folded in 1996 ,they were one of the earliest north american teams and founder members of the CFL ,

Another of the football tickets found at the South Dallas Estate Sale. The ticket is for The 1938 Rose Festival Clasic Football Game between TEXAS A&M and VILLANOVA, This is a full unused ticket. The Rose Festival is held in Tyler Texas annually. Don't know the outcome of the game.

I came across an Estate sale in far South Dallas, they had stacks of Programs from past Cotton Bowls mostly from the 1960's and newer, but mixed in were some older programs and Ticket Stubs. I immediately gathered up all of the earliest ones, got a price then went out to look through what I bought. 1938 COTTON BOWL program
The two teams that played.... Rice and Colorado, The program is in poor condition except for the front cover, most every other page has some kind of moisture damage. Too bad.
BUT HEY IT WOULD FRAME NICELY !!

I came across an Estate sale in far South Dallas, they had stacks of Programs from past Cotton Bowls mostly from the 1960's and newer, but mixed in were some older programs and Ticket Stubs. I immediately gathered up all of the earliest ones, got a price then went out to look through what I bought. This is one. WASHINGTON REDSKINS vs. COLLEGE ALLSTARS 1938 the program has a nice cover but the inside is damaged throughout. BONUS : 3 tickets were found inside, all in very good condition.

CLEVELAND BROWNS NFL Coors light neon bar sign.
Made in Wisconsin In 2003.
I found it at a peddlers mall and fell in love with it.
Some.of.the neon doesn't work but it has some unique features that make.it.oknwithout working

Came across this today, I had this stashed away in my football Autographs,
20 plus years ago I came across this add and sent to Mr. Gifford. He signed and returned very quickly. This Ad was for SYL-MER treated Boots.
Glad to have this.

Don't know much about the object but here is a picture of it next to a regular sizes bottle we need info on what it is please email me at lidj195@aol.com let us know when you find out thanks sincerely Mrs. Liggett

I just purchased these cuff links . I have never seen them and was wondering if anyone knew anything about them. I took to a local jeweler and was told they are gold plated -- the helmets look like 70's issue . Any info would be appreciated ---

Lifetime Packer Fan, but can't find any references to this particular piece of fan memorabilia?

My parents were both from Green Bay, 1st generation as my Grandfather came right from Germany -- fell in love with the Packers. They used to watch them play at East High School & season tickets have been in my family ever since.

I came across this ball at a thrift store and am quite sure the signatures are print-signed. Even so, it appears to have been released by the Hall of Fame in Canton, likely around 1990 as Willie Wood was enshrined in 1989 and he is the most recent of the enshrinees whose signatures are on this ball.

I found this at a yard sale and did not know what it was for a long time. The logo was used from 1964 through 1988. This is all I have been able to find about the badge. Does anyone know who, when or where these were sold, mfg, etc.

Found this here for only a couple bucks at SA. Over-the-pond soccer team. I think you refer to it as Football, while we call it just Soccer her. Same thing.....LOL. From what I can tell from the uniforms from around 1993 - 1995 era. I also noted the *shorts shorts* LOL. From what I could find on-line, it appears this uniform was from 1993 to 1995:

http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/Liverpool/Liverpool.htm

It is signed (and is not Auto-signed penned type) but real signed in black sharpie marker. Problem is -- I know none of the players names back then, so impossible to find Signature Examples.

I am assuming this may have been discarded by a UK Soccer fan that moved here to Canada and decided since they can not *attend* the game as a Fan anymore, maybe they felt they could let it go. Just a guess as why would someone get rid of something like this??

Anyways -- any Liverpool soccer fans out there that can help with player names/signature?? Thanks

These items are brand new, but hopefully will increase in value over time for Super Bowl Collectors. This past year, I was one of the lucky 500 fans selected from thousands of applicants to buy two face-value tickets to Super Bowl XLIX on Feb. 1, 2015. The NFL was so paranoid I would try to sell the tickets; they did not mail them until three weeks AFTER the game. Instead, the NFL mailed "Fan Passes" that were presented at the gate (with proper credentials) which were then used to get "seat locator" stubs for access to our seats.
Eventually, the league sent mint-condition Commemorative Super Bowl XLIX Tickets, which are in MINT condition because they were never used at the game. In fact, they are still in the original protective envelope they were mailed in. (They were only taken out once to take the picture.)
The seat location says, "No Monetary Value." It measures 2" x 4" and the "Fan Pass," which is made from hard plastic, measures 3" x 7".
These items represent the final time the NFL will mark the Super Bowl using Roman Numerals (XLIX). Next year's Super Bowl in San Francisco will be named using a modern number 50 instead of the Roman Numeral "L".

Cardboard 1976 Pittsburgh Steelers Pabst Blue Ribbon Season Schedule. Tabs still in tact on cardboard. Fair condition. Item was picked up at a yard sale. The greatest team defense in the history of the NFL in my opinon. Has anyone even seen one before? Any idea of its collectibility or value?

Hey, look what I found in my basement while digging through stuff in an old cigar box. A ticket stub from Jerry Rice's 1st regular season game in the NFL.

Jerry Rice has been mentioned as the greatest football player in NFL History. That's debatable, but the fact he made the first catch of his memorable NFL Hall of Fame career in the Metrodome, is not.

Jerry Rice's stats on 09/08 @ MIN -- 4 catches for 67 yards, no TD's

Provenance: My brother worked for the radio station broadcasting SF 49's. I was living in the upper Midwest, and he invited me to meet him in Minneapolis to watch the game. We watched Lon Simmons and Don Kline call the game. The only other person in Booth C was the producer, but I do not recall his name.

Of other memorable note to sports collectors is that the Sept. 8 game also marked the return of Bud Grant as head-coach of the Vikings. Grant was coaxed out of retirement, and his first game back was against the defending Super Bowl Champs, San Francisco.

Estate picking find! A 1935 vintage leather football that has many inscribed signatures (ink no longer shows) from what I believe is from SMU's1935 football team. I can read some of the names i.e., JC Wetsel, Maco Stewart, Keith Ranspot, Bill Tipton, Robert Wilson, and a few more including what I think reads the coach Matty Bell.

Apparently, each Ivy League school had their own individual cheers in 1905.

In 1905 President Theodore Roosevelt's son was badly injured playing football for Harvard. Many schools shut down their programs as a result of injury and frequent deaths. President Roosevelt spearheaded sweeping changes in unsportsmanlike conduct rules which were adopted in 1906.

1906 also marked the birth of the forward pass. The first one was thrown by St. Louis University, completely shocking their rival in a scoreless game. It took a while longer for the forward pass to become popular in the East.

One VERY happy Buckeye here in Ohio. THE Ohio State University Football Program has been my #1 passion for over 60 years when, as a young boy, my Dad, a very successful high school football coach began taking me to Columbus to the "Old Horseshoe" to see the Buckeyes and then legendary coach Woody Hayes. In those six decades I have seen three OSU National Championship victories, rare and special things each.

Every national championship is history, but there might not be any equal in 125 years of football for what the Ohio State football program did Monday night:
- Teams aren’t supposed to lose their three-year starting quarterback less than two weeks before the start of the regular season and win a national championship.
- Teams aren’t supposed to lay a huge egg in front of a nationwide TV audience in early September and win a national championship.
- Teams that are forced to start a third-string quarterback late in the season aren’t supposed to win a national championship.

And yet, Ohio State overcame all of that adversity and then some, and still somehow found itself on the championship podium following a 42-20 vanquishing of second-ranked Oregon – installed by the odds makers as a seven-point favorite – following the inaugural College Football Playoff National Championship and Ohio State's eighth national championship.

My only regret is that my father was not here to see it. Here is his eulogy:

At the turn of the last Century, around 1903 in fact, the song that was to become Ohio State’s Alma Mater, "Carmen Ohio", was composed. It first appeared in print in the 1906 Ohio State - Michigan football program.

Quoting a few lines from it:

Our hearts rebounding (fill), with joy which death alone can still.
The seasons pass, the years will roll,
Time and change will surely show
How firm thy friendship ... O-HI-O !

Though age may dim our memory's store
We'll think of happy days of yore
True to friend and frank to foe
As sturdy sons of O-HI-O !

Today we are here to say a final farewell to someone who surely was one of Ohio's sturdy sons:

My father lived a long, long life and consequently enjoyed a perspective on living few men ever attain.

His life encompassed over 40% of the time since this nation was founded in 1776. His parents, Gaetano and Emilia, met and fell in love here in America after passing through Ellis Island from Italy. He experienced firsthand the hardships and prejudices encountered by immigrants at the beginning of the 20th Century, as well as this Land's unlimited promise and opportunity.

In his lifetime he spoke to veterans of the Civil War as well as see a granddaughter go to fight in both Iraq and Afghanistan.

He saw our boys march off to "the war to end all wars", World War I and then he himself left from a train station in Barnesville, as his wife and her parents waved goodbye, to fight in New Guinea and the South Pacific during World War II.

He saw his infant brother and many of his grade school classmates die in the Great Flu Pandemic of 1918; yet he lived to see Polio conquered and heart transplants save lives.

He was born at a time when the horse was still the main means of transportation and indoor plumbing and electricity were rare; yet he saw a man walk on the Moon and space probes explore the outer reaches of our solar system.

Dad was not physically a big man but he had big, innovative ideas, a big heart and the courage to match.

Although sometimes referred to as diminutive or even "sawed-off" by the late Times Leaders sports writer Bill Van Horne (and worse by others), there was no doubt as to who was in charge, whether it be on the gridiron, in the classroom or in the boardroom. While he was driven to succeed, as a 75% lifetime winning record as a coach exemplifies, that drive never interfered with doing things the right way and with a softness that belied his, at times, combative exterior. He consistently fought for pay raises for teachers, jobs for the community and money to benefit local schools from new programs he had developed.

His courage was never more evident than when he championed the consolidation that led to the Union Local School District. Although himself fiercely proud of his roots in Lafferty, he wouldn't let that pride or the pride of others in the heritage and history of their own small communities and schools interfere with the consolidation. In the end he withstood fierce opposition in order to do what was in the best interests of all the kids of all of those communities, and Union Local was born.

Dad was so well respected for his never-ending work that in 1976 he was honored by the Ohio Senate for his service to country and his community.

His amazing 70 years in the education field ended just two years ago when he retired, at age 95, from the Belmont County Educational Services Center Board.

Dad had a great love for his family and his community.

Our family has many wonderful personal memories. Memories of Christmases at Grandma's and Grandpa's with all dad's sisters, their husbands and their children there, tales of his exploits as the quarterback of Muskingum College as well as a basketball star there, of card games around the kitchen table where a twitch in Dad's upper lip always gave away a good hand, of trips to Seneca Lake and, most of all, of the love emanating from a marriage lasting over 70 years.

We tell stories of going to Ohio State football games, of watching him referee a high school game or hearing tales of him ejecting a young Woody Hayes from one, of watching him at close to 80 years of age jump into a car to go to Cincinnati to see Pete Rose break Ty Cobb's Most Hits in a Lifetime record, trips to the Rose Bowl, Ann Arbor for OSU-Michigan, and Florida & Arizona for OSU Bowl Games, of being taken to state basketball tournaments to see Jerry Lucas play in high school or see Cleveland East Tech win the State Championship, of summers on an ocean beach as Dad attended Naval Reserve training at Norfolk, of Mom and Dad going to a Democrat National Convention for one of FDR's nominations, of their living in New Orleans in the early part of WW II and of reading a tattered newspaper column by the late Bill Van Horne indicating that "Coach Albanese said before the hoops season that it was a rebuilding year and that he hoped to salvage a few victories. Thus far he has salvaged 14 in a row."

He helped shape this community and this community helped shape him.

With the exception of the war, his entire adult life was spent within 50 miles of where we are today. He was a member of many organizations including the Free Masons, the American Legion, the American Red Cross, the Belmont County Children's Services Board, and the VFW, and scores more. But foremost, he was a coach and an educator.

He cared about his students and his players and within their interactions, mutual bonds of love and respect were formed, bonds which lasted a lifetime. He took great pride in their successes, as some of them became doctors or dentists, or amassed fortunes or had successful careers in other fields. He equally cared about those who simply worked hard to love and support their families. He welcomed their cards, letters, and visits to our home. He loved to show his antique glass collection. He loved high school reunions, as well as chance meetings, likely to occur almost anywhere.
He loved to talk and reminisce with former students and players. He was the repository of a great store of knowledge about them. Long after the schools they had studied in were torn down and the athletic fields they had played on were overgrown, he could bring those ghosts back to life with stories of exploits, of personalities, of glorious victories and hard fought defeats. Through the decades, he was also there for them in the bad times, as he helped them with advice, encouraged them, or helped carry the coffins of those who died young in war or in the coal mines, or of old age as time passed. While he outlived his generation and many of those in the next, those gone were never far from his thoughts and always in his heart.

As impossible as it sounds, I thought he would live forever.

Although at 97 he was physically bowed by time, he remained strong of spirit, was still a "dapper dresser" and he had an unabated love of life. That love encompassed this entire community, but most importantly it was a love for our mother, the love of his life for over seventy years, and for his three children and two grandchildren.

I think now of that moment a few short years ago when that bowed frame found the strength to become ramrod straight as he commissioned his granddaughter an Army officer.

I think also of his courage when, in his last moments of conscious thought in Wheeling Hospital ...with my mother, my sister and I at his side, he rubbed our fingers against his cheek and patted each of our hands to give us comfort. . . as he slipped away.

In a life dominated with a love of people, especially students and athletes, and of sports, I like to think that as the final seconds of the fourth quarter of his long life ticked away, he found himself in a great stadium, one filled with cheering fans, all people he had impacted in some positive way during his long life, and that as time ran out in the Game of Life . . . he looked up at the scoreboard . . . and saw that he was a Champion.

I had a question about the mass production of Tom Brady Jerseys in 2001.

Is it safe to say that at the beginning of the 2001 season, Tom Brady didn't have any game-authentic jerseys manufactured by Adidas? Once Tom became the starter and his popularity grew, would the pro shop or Adidas have to convert other players jerseys to Tom Brady ones?

I wonder because if someone wanted a Tom Brady jersey late in the 2001 season, and was willing to dish out $250+ at the time for a game-authentic (now Nike Elite) jersey, the pro shop probably didn't have any. They most likely scrambled to customize some on the spot or Adidas was smart enough to mass produce them from recycled jerseys like linemen or less popular players.

Just wondering because I came across one of these jerseys mentioned above and I can't tell if they were even made in a season where Brady started as a back up to Bledsoe who signed a mega contract extension. I was hoping you would have any insight into whether or not Adidas or the Patriot's pro shop were smart enough to capitalize on a rare opportunity to make money on jerseys that otherwise wouldn't sell since Reebok was going to manufacture the entire NFL jersey line the following year.

Uppies and Downies was an early form of football the divided town of (too areas of the town were know as Uppies or Downies )Workington Cumbria UK . Uppies and Downies is play over three days at Easter time . The Ball would be to Throw up and away and you had to get the Ball to a certain point where it was Hail (one Point per game ) , whoever Hail the ball kept it (there were 3 balls per year made) This ball is dated 1954 after the game was over the winner would take the ball to the pub and pass it round and people would sign it , sometimes this was done before the game and you could pay to write your name on for charity . The game is still play today and draws large crowds of players and spectators .

This program is Cliftonian of Clifton Heights Penna. Playing the South Philly team the Passyunk Square. The program shows 1937. It has a lot of advertisements in and around Clifton Heights. Anyone who has any knowledge of the teams, especially Cliftonians. When they began and ended and/or who else played. I would appreciate it.
Thanks for looking.

This great old poster dates somewhere between 1967 and 1969 when there were 16 teams (before the NFL/AFL merger), featuring the art of Dave Boss...including representation of all 16 teams in the league at the time. It's full size 36" x 24" in size. This remains a cool poster for NFL fans and collectors that you don't see available very often! THIS RARE Vintage Poster Has No holes or tears with Very minor wear , otherwise in Excellent condition

This is an old football medal from 1899/00
@1.5" & made from stirling silver it is engraved-
D.C.F.A
1st DIVISION
RUNNERS UP
1899/00-
A great piece of early football memorabilia , its hallmarked on the back for BIRMINGHAM 1899 BY J.F
I picked this up in a box of bits at an auction about 20 years ago but never really looked at it til now ..
ill do a bit of investigating to see if I can find out who the runners up were back in those victorian times !!

This is a 1936 football trophy made of Zamac or a similar zinc/aluminum alloy and depicts a young player carying a football. The uniform, the soccer boots (there were no cleats at that time) and the ball designs are from an earlier era, the 1900's or late 1800's. The details of the cast are awesome, the face, the eyes and hair are finely sculpted with features you won't find in today's trophies.

It is not signed and doesn't have any marks.

It measures 33cm (13") high x 12cm (4,5") wide and weighs about 2Kg.

The base is a not very attractive grey marble slab engraved "Offerta de W. Teixeira 1936" meaning "Offered by W. Teixeira". It is not a major league or championship prize for shure.

Last pic is the 1st Royal Scots' Team in 1896, a time when moustaches were part of the uniform.

Does anyone have any information on the company that made these yoyo's? The package says Pro Sports Marketing, a division of Highland Industries Inc. In Concord, Ca. I was trying to figure out the year it was made.

This jacket was given to me about 25 years ago, and it seemed old then, but i really don't know when it's from. I want to sell it, but i don't know the first thing about the Raiders, even though i live in oakland. i just know that the fans sometimes cause a riot and snarl up the traffic around here. does anyone know how i would go about researching this jacket?

I have been trying to find out more info about this pennant that my dad got as a child for years now. I have talked to several Green Bay pennant shops and none of them have seen this one before and I have not been able to find a single pic matching it online. It is made of green felt and is about 18" x 40". Any help finding more info about it would really be appreciated!

Photo of theMatching Band. Baylor Bears of Waco Texas under the Carrol Field entry Gates. Notice the Southwestern conference champions overhead. I found this in a box of old photos left in our warehouse when we were cleaning out storage Lots. The photographer did a lot of historic photographers of Waco and Texas. Interesting life story of Fred Gildersleeve.

What i have here i really dont know,Its a bronze Statue of a Quarterback Football player.It stands about 13''at its highest point.The base of the player is shaped like the state of Texas.Maybe thats a hint, lol Does anyone out there have any idea of this item , thanks Dale

I have been collecting Buffalo Bills stuff for years. I am a true Bills fan and have been for years. I have jersey's, including a Jim Kelly one. I have clothing. I have autographs, my best is Thurman Thomas. I also have CJ Spiller and Stevie Johnson. I draw pictures of them which includes the sephia one and the one top right of the last picture. I cherish ALL the collectibles I attained or received. I even have a roster board on my wall of collected cards. I buy what I do not have. I just cherish all the stuff I have. I hope many of you collect like I do. I love it.

I was going through my cards over the past days and have found some gems. I found many RC's that are very awesome. Some the great finds are below...
-2007 Calvin Johnson Upper Deck RC
-2011 AJ Green Topps Chrome Orange Refractor RC
-2012 Andrew Luck Topps Vintage Version RC

This is a 1998 Coca Cola Classic Bottle with the white print Coca Cola label on one side and a white & green NFL™ Football label on the other side.
8 fluid ounce size / Coca Cola Classic / excellent condition / empty, no cap

While I was working for United Van lines We had the opportunity to provide moving services for H.O.F. Forrest Gregg. Among all his accomplishment in the NFL. He was the Head Coach for the SMU Mustangs in Dallas. Forrest played for SMU in the mid to late 50s. After the Death Penalty was imposed on SMU. They asked Forrest to come back a build a football team. Anyways I digress ..... While he was busy cleaning out his home he disposed of lots of good stuff, programs, trophies, signed baseballs, football helmets of his past teams he played for or coached. You know just junk your tired of hauling around. Well this is one of the items I rescued. This was in his home office.

It's Super Bowl Sunday, this is an act of random. I do stuff like that when I'm sober....random stuff that is! But this cap is still unworn since 1998 & spends most of the years hanging on a hat hook. It's cool, but sitting on the beach in San Diego, CA listening to the ocean is better! =^'

This is a very special autograph I collected that is quite rare. It is signed by Jack Lummus, a professional New York Giants football player who volunteered for service during WWII, where he was later killed on Iwo Jima in actions that earned him the Medal of Honor. It is a clipped yearbook autograph from his days as a Baylor University Student.

This is a 1939 Massillonian Yearbook from Ohio. In one photo you can see that Paul Brown, who was affiliated with the Cleveland Browns and Cincinnati Bengals, was the head coach for the football team. This is a very interesting old yearbook.

This 2010 Topps Unrivaled Joe Namath Patch Card has gotten me by surprise. Does anyone know the worth of this particular card? I understand the fact that since only 199 cards were made (mine is 004) getting info on the card can be difficult. I've spent countless hours in card shops, endless searches on the internet, always resulting in ZERO!! I've never encountered a card like this one, one that is impossible to get any information about it. So if anyone know the worth, and just about anything else they may no, please share it with me, and all interested parties reading this.
Thanks

I won these two NFL Signed footballs as a lot of multiple items at an auction. The balls were signed for a player named Devin. I don't know what team or who signed the two footballs. Any help would be appreciated.

Here are some programs from the 1930's. The two from San Jose State's 1939 season are nickel programs that are extremely rare. Few people realize that the legendary "Pop" Warner was the Spartans coach that season. On the inside, there are pictures of Pop Warner and some players with the lineups for both teams. The Spartans went 13-0 that season. The 1937 program shows some of the early art work of Alonzo "Lon" Keller who did program covers for college and pro teams for years.

Piece of the wrap that went around the inside of Gillette Stadium for the 2009 season. After the season, the wrap was cut up to make these pieces. This was an image of Mosi Tatupu. One of my early favorite Patriots. R.I.P. Mosi!!

Cleats worn by Christian Fauria when he played for the Patriots in Superbowl XXXVIII. I was lucky enough to be at that game. I surreal experience that I loved, but will never do again if I have to pay for the experience. Way to expensive.

This is a piece of the jersey Tedy Bruschi wore in his comeback game after suffering a stroke after Superbowl XXXIX.

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Sat, 11 May 2013 16:12:12 -0700

NFL Hall Of Fame game 2000. Patriots play the 49ers in Tom Brady's rookie appearance with new coach Bill Belichick. We all know what happened after that. I was at the hall of fame that weekend and got this from a Canton Pub. Would love to have it signed by them.

Patriots defeated the Steelers 41 - 21 and went on to win Superbowl XXXIX. The Steelers had defeated the Patriots 34 - 20. The way the Steelers were talking on the sidelines during that game motivated the Pat's for the rest of the season.

Some college and professional programs from the '30's, 40's & '50's. The college programs were used by many different teams but the 49ers used artist, Vic Anderson specifically for their programs during the early '50's

I wish I was a Nebraska fan.... I'd have more of an appreciation for this old Jim Beam decanter. It has a crack on the right side of the football, but it's still pretty cool. It goes back before I remember... Bob Devaney is the bust on the top of the decanter.

]]>Bottles / Decantershttp://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/84450-nebraska-cornhuskers-national-championshttp://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/84450-nebraska-cornhuskers-national-championsSome Ads on the back side of the old football programshttp://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/84044-some-ads-on-the-back-side-of-the-old-foo
Mon, 04 Mar 2013 12:44:05 -0800

Cigarettes and liquor were popular sponsors of the old football games.
The Lucky Strike ads were from the '30's and the Pabst Blue Ribbon and Shenley Whiskey ads are from the '40's.

Some Programs from WWII. During the war most of the men were in the service and there was a lack of men playing college and professional football. Any man with college or professional experience usually ended up on a service team. These service teams served as a moral booster to both the troops and people on the home front. These are three rare examples of service programs.

This is apparently an mvp coin awarded to Joey Browner in 1982. An SC Trojan Football player who was subsequently drafted by the Minnesota Vikings and appeared in six pro-bowls.

]]>US Coins / Modern Commemorative US Coinshttp://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/80136-1982-sc-trojans-mvp-football-coinhttp://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/80136-1982-sc-trojans-mvp-football-coinI found this sticker in a second hand shophttp://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/79817-i-found-this-sticker-in-a-second-hand-sh
Wed, 23 Jan 2013 00:51:28 -0800

pittsburgh steelers,bumpersticker from1962.
I found it here in belgium in a second hand shop! Its amazing that people trhow this away!

Number 49 of 250 total Tampa Bay Buccaneers win the superbowl M.J. Hummel figurine. I ordered this the day after the Buccaneers won the superbowl. I have only taken it out of the box three times since then! I have tried to look up this item, but have never found one like it! Does anyone have any hints where I can find information about this?

This pocket watch is by Ingersoll Ltd London (made in Gt. Britain). The guarantee paper says it was purchased on the 11th December 1952. The football player's left foot kicks up and down as the second ticks. The football itself is a seconds disc which rotates. The goalkeeper in the background is getting ready to stop the shot and there is a defender standing on the right hand side of the dial ..... doing nothing! Looks like Manchester United vs Chelsea! Lol Hope you enjoy!

Here is my 1994 Dan Marino Game Issued Jersey, Autographed.
This is the 94 Season Jersey (date stitched in) and is the 75th NFL Anniversary Jersey (as seen on patch). This is a Wilson Jersey and is the real thing. I got this jersey when I had connections with the (Miami Teams) Dolphins Equipment Staff.

Hello, Can anybody Help me with this football program. I bought The program through a indiviual, and a few player cards. I have had it for about Two years now and still wondering. The program was sighned by all Chicago Bears football team, Including Cid Luckman #42 QB rookie year for the Bears. There is a certificate of authenticity, From global.
Can anyone help me with a value on this program.

I TALKED A FRIEND OF MINE OUT OF THIS PLASTIC SIGN, WHEN HE SOLD HIS BAR, ABOUT THIRTY YEARS AGO. IM NOT SURE WHAT ITS WORTH, I CAN'T FIND ANOTHER ONE LIKE IT ANYWHERE! ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ONE? IT'S IN GREAT CONDITION!!

Hi There,
I have a collection of some old KOP papers from Liverpool F.C. Dated from September 1966 onwards to 1968. I have No.1 upto No.44. Not in perfect condition, but i would say in reasonable - good condition. I would like to know what they are worth. Or is there anywhere i can get them valued please. Any help in this matter would be appreciated.

Delong tag and NFL Throwbacks tag. Looking to see if anyone can help figure the value. The back is fully embroidered. Not a patch. It has Papa Bear Halas and Red Grange, and also Bronko Nagurski on it. We have not been able to find anything about this jacket. The jacket is 80% reprocessed wool and the sleeves are leather.

Three more programs from the old All America Football Conference (AAFC). The Chicago Rockets commissioned Bay Area artist, William Kay to do their covers. Kay also did the artwork on all the 49er program covers. You can see that the LA Don is a bit more bold with the Rocket than he is with 49er mascot, "Sourdough Sam". In the third program, Sam is breaking the Buffalo Bison. 1946 was the only year the Buffalo Bisons were in existence. After that, they became the Buffalo Bills. The Bills of the AAFC folded after the '49 season. They actually played well enough to be considered to merge into the NFL but politics among NFL owners kept them out. In 1960, the Bills came back under a new franchise and became a charter member of the old American Football League. Today, the Bills and 49ers are members of the National Football League while the Bisons, Dons and Rockets faded into obscurity and are known mainly to hard core football historians.

My grandfather was Senior Vice President of Hilton Hotels at the Palmer House in Chicago. He and Walter Payton became close friends. This is a picture of my grandfather presenting Walter Payton with the Giant Award.

This football was presented to Walter Payton for rushing 10,000 yards. My grandfather was Senior Vice President for Hilton Hotels at the Palmer House in Chicago. He and Walter Payton became close friends and business partners. Walter Payton gave my grandfather tons of stuff that he was presented and owned. This is just one of many things that was passed down to me by my grandfather when he passed away.

This is an empty box that contained 36 packs of Philadelphia gum football cards. Each pack contained 5 cards ,a stick of gum and a tissue transfer. This box is damaged but was full when I got it at a flea market in the 1980's Originally I purchased 9 boxes some in mint condition with the cello wrap intact.

I bought this about three years ago for my husband...He is a huge Peyton Manning fan. There were only 18 of these SB XLI helmet with the Manning label inside and the we happened to get 7 of 18. I love it....and thought I would share for some of those football fans that are ready for the season to start.

THIS IS THE PAIR JAMES JONES 89 FROM GREEN BAY PACKERS IM FROM SAN JOSE CA WHERE I GREW UP WITH J.J AN HIS FAMILY HE WENT TO SAN JOSE STATE WHERE HE THEN MADE IT TO THE PROS THIS IS THE PAIR HE WORE HIS FIRST YR WITH GREEN BAY SO I ALSO HAVE HIS FIELD JERSEY AN HIS DONALD DRIVER FIELD JERSEY THIS IS A ASSUME COLLECTIONS FOR THE ULTIMATE GREENBAY FAN

I got this at local sale cheap. It's a large program/media guide of the Chargers during the AFL days. It is over 20 inches tall and 12 inches wide. It contains 12 pages of action photos from games taken by the teams photographer. There are no adds or writing in the book other than players in the pictures named with a word or to off the play or player. On the back cover is a vintage coke-cola symbol. I think its from the 1960's or early 1970's. There is not publication date or anything. I'm not sure what it is ...please help.

I was going through a bunch of old stuff in the garage and I found this Joe Namath porcelin doll. It says Atlantic Mold on the bottom of the right foot and Datch on the bottom of the left foot. It also has what seems to be a numberon the bottom of the left foot, but it hard to tell what it is. It's Joe Namath in his Jets' jersey holding a football in his left hand. I was wondering if anyone knew anything about it. I can't find anything online about it. Its a cool looking piece, but, I HATE the Jets. He has a broken right foot, but I have the piece and it looks like it will be able to be glued back on no problem. I'd appreciate any help you might be able to give me. THANKS!!

]]>Football / Signed Footballshttp://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/57090-wilson-autographed-footballhttp://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/57090-wilson-autographed-footballSan Jose State vs. The College of the Pacifichttp://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/55673-san-jose-state-vs-the-college-of-the-pa
Mon, 14 May 2012 15:22:24 -0700

Here's a picture of the winning touchdown in San Jose's 1948, 14-7 win over Pacific. The game was played before 17,000 screaming fans at Lodi's, 'Grape Bowl. Pacific's great quarterback, Eddie LeBaron is pictured on the far right. I have the film of this game and photographer who took this picture can be seen stepping into the endzone and catching this shot.

San Jose State and Pacific started playing in 1896 and had a fierce West Coast rivalry until 1995 when the University of the Pacific dropped football.

I have 5 ESPN posters that where promotion pieces for cable companies in the "80's. The sample shown is for football but I also have one's for tennis, boxing, soccer, basketball and hockey. I have not been able to find out any more information about them and was wondering if anyone has ever seen these. My dad worked for the local cable company in the 80's and got this promotion pack and we found them when we where cleaning out his apartment after he passed away. That's all I know about them. Thank you.

I have huge Jets collection some i cant find what they are, like this piece. I know the card is old but it doesnt have a date on it except for 29 of 33. This has been here for a while I guess no one else does either

The Gophers were rated 1st nationally in 1934, 1935, 1936, 5th in 1937, 10th in 1938 and first in 1940, 1941.
Then once in my lifetime, in 1960, they were rated 1st in the nation. Now a 50+ year drought with hope rising and dashed again every autumn

This twenty-five pound football made of Utah copper is a one-of-a-kind piece presented to coach Ike Armstrong, after winning Rocky Mountain Conference football crowns in 1928-1929-1930. It was probably sand cast from a real football as the stitches and air-inflation hole are all there, as well as the seams.

All of these programs are extremly rare. The two San Francisco Clipper programs were from the old Pacific Coast Football League. The PCFL was a professional league on the West Coast before the NFL and the AAFC. While the NFL at the time was discriminitory and wouldn't allow black players on the teams, the PCFL welcomed black players with open arms. When the Rams moved the LA in '46 along with the Dons and the 49ers in San Francisco of the AAFC, black players were given more of a chance to play.

The 1934 San Jose State vs. the College of Pacific program is a great example of 1930's program art by the artist, Alonzo Keller (Lon Keller). SJS and Pacific were old West Coast rivals who started playing each other in the 1890's. Unfortunately, UoP dropped football after the 1995 season.

The 1952, 49er vs. the San Francisco Broncos is an example of a rare pre-pre season game between the 49ers and the semi-pro Broncos. The 49ers only played two semi-pro teams, the SF Broncos and the San Jose Packers. They would beat up on the semi-pro teams then they would go on to play regular NFL teams in the pre-season. 1952 was the last year they did this.

I got this set from coke a cola, they were having some promotion going on when you bought a coke you could buy the helmet of the month, for i think it was 3.99. but i got the complete set and never opened them. they were made by riddell in chicago il. I have had them at lest 10 years. on all the helmets that are normally white, in this set they are mother of pearl colored .

This is the real deal and I have definitive proof all signatures are legit. My Dad owned Kansas City's oldest sign company (I own it now) and back in the late 60's, he befriended a guy who did off-season business with several of the Chiefs players. When they won the SuperBowl in 1969, he came into our shop with a dozen of these Spalding balls and asked my dad to hand letter them as you can see here. In exchange for his service, his friend brought him back this ball with 39 signatures of the 44 final roster players. These include: Len Dawson, Tom Flores, Mike Livingston, Mike Garrett, Wendell Hayes, Robert Holmes, Ed Podolak, Frank Pitts, Gloster Richardson, Otis Taylor, Fred Arbanas, Curtis McClinton, Ed Budde, George Daney, Dave Hill, E.J. Holub, Mo Moorman, Remi Prudhomme, Jim Tyrer, Aaron Brown, Buck Buchanan, Curley Culp, Ed Lothamer, Jerry Mays, Gene Trosch, Bobby Bell, Chuck Hurston, Willie Lanier, Jim Lynch, Bob Stein, Caesar Belser, Jim Kearney, Jim Marsalis, Johnny Robinson, Goldie Sellers, Emmitt Thomas, Jerrel Wilson, Jan Stenerude, and Willie Mitchell. Not signed are Jacky Lee, Paul Lowe, Noland Smith, Mickey McCarty, and Warren McVea.
I recently spoke with the widow of my recently deceased father's friend to see if there were any details I wasn't aware of. She said I have it right - AND - she still has her late husband's football. As to where the other ten are is anybody's guess.
I'm more of a car guy instead of a sports guy but my gut tells me this is a good piece to have.

HI
I recently came across a 1919 Ohio State vs Illinois Football Ticket Saturday November 22 1919.
It was there homecoming game
Does anyone know if this is a rare ticket?
It was taken out of a scrap book, so part of the scrapbook is still attached
Thanks
Tom

Early Joe Montana Signed Football ~ Here's the back story. I bought this football at a charity sale many years ago and had it sitting around. So last year there was a big sports memorabilia show up near Boston so I took the 2 hour drive to go because they were doing on-site authentications by a couple of the top authenticating businesses out there. PSA and JSA. I went to the PSA booth first and was the first to check in. I can't tell you how impressed I was with them. They had a team of authenticators there evaluating items and they worked on my football for at least an hour. I was told they were checking their files of early known signatures back as far as 1976, they took pictures and scans and sent emails to get others opinions as well. So what happened was they gave me my money back along with my paperwork and an apology because even though they "felt it was most likely the real deal" they "didn't feel strongly enough to put their name behind it". They couldn't declare that is was a forgery either. So I went over to the JSA booth to see what they would say and explained what PSA said since they were right across the isle. He said based on that info he wasn't even going to venture a guess. So here I am with this cool football that still may very well be a Joe Montana signature from his Notre Dame days. Please share this with any memorabilia collectors you know. I'd love to see any similarly signed Joe Montana items. Anyone happen to have Joe Montana's email so I can ask him directly??? #sports #Football #Joe Montana @JoeMontana #autograph #NotreDame #Rookie

i got this at a garage sale. i think its the coolest thing i've had. i'm a huge football fan and this shows some football history. On the front, it shows a picture of the Chicago Bears vs. Green Bay Packers and the back shows New York Giants vs. Cleveland Browns. The Giants just recently won the Superbowl and the Browns won the Superbowl in 1964.

You can see that Sourdough Sam is being mean to the poor Browns in the '47 and '48 programs. You can see the '46 Niner-Rocket program is autographed by many of the original 49ers. Back then, it was common to mingle with the players on the Kezar Stadium turf after the games and it was easy to get your programs autographed. The old Buffalo Bills of the All America Football Conference were originally 'The Bisons' so their program covers depicted Buffalo Bill riding a Bison into the end zone.

What can I say, I've been a Bears fan all my life, I was raised in a Bears family. Now my love for them has leaked over into my collecting. Only a couple of these can be considered "vintage", but I'm proud of the collection nonetheless.

A BEAUTIFUL EARLY MINT CARD OF ONE OF THE TOP QUATERBACKS IN THE GAME TODAY, HE IS FROM ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS FAMILY'S IN FOOTBALL THAT ALWAYS SEEM TO UPHOLD THIER REPUTATION.

]]>Football / Football Cardshttp://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/44706-eli-manninghttp://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/44706-eli-manningCollage of some High School stuffhttp://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/44626-collage-of-some-high-school-stuff
Sat, 28 Jan 2012 08:58:47 -0800

I used the frame and matting from an old print that I didnt really like to create this display of a few of my high school memorabilia. My kids really like it and I think it looks good in my cave. I am number 8 in these photos, got the "stick of the week" with this hit. Our coach gave one of these paddles out each week, LOL. This was way back in 1981....hard to believe it was 30 years ago

Found this unopened bottle of chardonnay in an abandoned storage locker I bought at an auction. It says pittsburgh steelers superbowl XL champions. I thought that was neat. Anyone know what this might be worth?

Anybody know anything about this? Not sure how rare it is, but I'd love to find out. Thanks! My grandmother gave it to me. She's a season ticket holder from this game til now which I think is pretty cool

Super Bowl 19 from Coke. Displays all the teams helmets. Believe the helmets are metal. Found at a garage sale" not for sale" but asked about it and left my number. Lady said it was husbands and would ask him. Bought it for $2. Lucky find. TAL

My 12 year old has this signed photo of Roman Gabriel, 1969 NFL MVP on his wall. The third photo is Roman and myself. He came in to participate in a charity golf tournament I played in a few years ago. The autograph was personalized to me.

I was given this, from the owners of Mr G's Sport's Cafe (1986-1995)
located in San Jose,Ca. ( Monterey Rd)

It was stained with tobacco smoke, so I touched it up.
I also have 2 Cigeratte ads with the Niners same era which I will share later. I was born in 1949.....been 9er since, raised in Sunnyvale and live in SJ, Silver Creek area.....

Not having much luck as to what the posters are worth... you want to ...Lou Gonzales

this is a football that came from an auction in feb of 1980 .The auction was an estate sale that was held buy the public gaurdian office in santa clara it was stored 9 ys. 2 mos before the sale . I know this to be fact as my father was the auctioneer and auction city san jose had the county contract . I buoght a box of misc.contents for $ 00.25 . some of the names i remember are ART HILL,,DICK HILL, ART THOMSON,CHARLIE SMITH,TED KOY ECT. ECT. ECT. I'm a Green Bay fan so dont know much about Raiders teem lineups in the late 60s early 70s so Im wondering how to find out the year its from ?

I got this bobblehead at a tag sale for $1.00. It looked like it was vintage, but I couldn't find it anywhere on the internet. It is a Denver Bronco bobblehead, which the team was formed in 1960. It looks like alot of the vintage ones I've seen online but can't find this exact one. The writing on the bottom says 'handcrafted in china'. It says BRONCOS on the front of the base, #7 on jersey and the bronco logo is on both sides of the helmet and is quite heavy. I would appreciate it if someone could date and identify this item. Just curious if it has any value or just worthless. Thanks

A great card of the great wide recieverLance Alworth. This is his 1966 topps card and is graded a 6 out of 10. Alworth was elected to both the college football and pro football hall of fame. He still owns the record for the most 200 yards per game recieving with 5. I got this at a garage sale and I still love it.

The person I got this from said that his cousin was married to Packers center Ken Bowman at the time. On occasion Bowman would pass a ball around the locker room and have his teammates sign the ball and then give them as gifts. This ball was hand signed by the 1971 Green Bay Packers . The top panel is signed by head coach Dan Devine and his entire coaching staff. Overall, there are 49 signatures on the ball including Bart Starr, Caroll Dale, Ray Nitschke, Elijah Pitts, Ken Bowman, and John Brockington to name a few. Just about everyone in the 1971 team picture signed the ball.

University of Washington UW Husky Football 1981 Media Guide Book. Amazing Husky Football Collectible 1981 Year Huskies Won the Rose Bowl With Fletcher Jenkins, James Carter and Former Seahawks Coach, Jim Mora Jr. Great Condition 174 Page Book With Stats, Info & Pictures

We found this in a attic that it was still wrapped in old christmas paper-never opened. I have seached P&K products- seached the web- I have no had any luck finding one like this one. I have seen the helmet clocks- but now one connected to a field. Thanks

Here I have a pair of old Green Bay Stadium Ticket Stub Boxes that were used at the entrance of Green Bay Packers Games and other events for many years prior to the renovations of the old Stadium... I am searching for help finding any old pictures from Vintage stadium that have the boxes to prove provenance... my email is greenbayguy@hotmail.com

I got three football cards and all three of the cards have the football players signatures. I got there signatuers at the football games when they played. They are some of the best players in the nfl and my favorite players.

This is Harry Gilmer-paperback by Edwin Bragg-Copyright applied for by Edwin Bragg 1947. Possibly signed by Harry Gilmer in pencil on front cover (signature appears to match other signed Gilmer items). Has anyone else evry seen this book? Haven't been able to find out anything on it.

This watercolor print is very similar to a famous picture I believe was taken by Sports Illustrated photographer Roger Riger early in the sudden death overtime of the 1958 NFL Championship game. The game many refer to as "the greatest game ever played". In addition to the game scene, there is a large Johnny Unitas headshot in the background as well as a printed signature saying "Sincerely Johnny Unitas". A couple of weird things about the picture (in my opinion) are the absence of the Baltimore Colts logo on the helmet and the NY Giants uniforms look like SF 49ers uniforms to me. I guess even then the NFL controlled any duplication? The print is about 17" x 20" and is printed on a thick paper stock and is in excellent condition. It is signed by an artist but it is difficult to read. I can make out "Frank S_ _ _ _er". The other letters could be R or K, I, N and/or D. The copyright on the print reads "Copyright 1968 Jack Webb Corporation Bondville, Vermont o5340".
I've had the print for at least 20 years. I had it matted and framed about 5 years ago and had them also add my 1969 Topps #25 Johnny Unitas card in the lower left to make a nice display.
I grew up a Baltimore Colts fan so I really love this picture but I'm wondering if anyone knows anything else about the print itself. It seems unique to me and I've had trouble tracking down the artist or the printer. Any additional information or comments wold be appreciated.

Hey Collectors! I have a Game Used/Worn Jersey from the 1994 season of the 49ers. The jersey is a throwback style with the shadowbox numbers. The jersey does have a LOA from an auction company. I originally bought it unsigned but roughly 2 years ago, I had it autographed at a sports collector show. Its authenticated by PSA/DNA. There is one major wear mark on the nameplate as shown on the letter "R" in RICE. This is the cherry item of my 49ers game worn-used collection. Notice there is no NFL shield patch at the neckline. I was reading descriptions of different styles worn in the 94' season and it was believed that there was no shield worn when the NFL first allowed throwbacks to be used in games. After the BYE week, throwbacks were worn but through my photo-matching online, many players did have the shield at the neckline. Anyone got an idea how much its worth? Thanks! Adam (coolguydude69@yahoo.com)

We bought an storage unit, and it had tons of Raiders football stuff but this one football we cant find an information on. we have looked all over the Internet and cant find anything. we know it union 76 raiders football and its a Bell by phoenix sports.

I bought this when I lived in Jacksonville, the week of their first ever game against the now debunked Houston Oilers. It's never been worn. Dont think I'll ever sell it. Great memories of living in NE Florida.

its a 1989 Rison KC Jersey.its new. he played wide receiver for the KC Cheifs in 1989.In 1996, Andre Rison made NFL history by winning the Superbowl XXXI while a member of The Green Bay Packers. Rison made the biggest play of the game with a 54 yard catch and run for a touchdown thrown by Brett Favre.

i would like toknow the value of this card. he was induted into the hall of fame in 2006was a dallas cowboys offensive tackle. i can be reached at 321-422-2025 or at bossysmamma@aol.com. thank you for any help i get.
trish

My brothers wore this eagles sweater when they were babies and my children wore this eagles sweater when they were babies. Sweater is about 50 years old in great condition. Does anyone know what this sweater is worth?

This is not a football card. This is a book filled with all the major headlines in football leading up to the mid 90's. It has 2 sections, both College and NFL headlines. Ive tried finding information about it online and no luck. There is no publisher or anything of the sort. Any ideas? Feel free to contact me

I found this vintage sideline football ticket my grandfather gave me years ago from the SMU - Notre Dame game of 10/4/58. I feel like it would be rare first because it is a sideline ticket and second because it hasn't been torn. It's condition isn't that great but it may be a one of kind.

I really don't know anything about this game. I saw it at a recent auction and purchased it. I think it is from the 1920's-1930's and features 8 balls for 5 cents. It does plug in, but the current cord is "fried" and I am currently looking to find someone that can hopefully repair it back to working order.

I collect a lot of old football items and I just thought it was a cool looking piece.

If anyone has any additional information on it, that they would be willing to share, please let me know.

]]>Football Memorabiliahttp://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/21514-vintage-harvard-yale-football-amusementhttp://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/21514-vintage-harvard-yale-football-amusementAudibles My Life in Football by Joe Montana and Bob Raissman Book http://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/21387-audibles-my-life-in-football-by-joe-mont
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Copyright 1986. Signed by Joe Montana and Dwight Clark. Very good shape. My granddaughter picked it up at a garage sale and gave it to me for Mothers' Day. I've been a HUGE Montana fan from the beginning. What's it worth?
Thank you

This a picture of the Illinois vs Alabama game at the Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium. It has on the board Goodby Bear WE WILL MISS YOU. I like it cause I am an Alabama fan I would just like to know more about it. It is printed as a Photo on photo paper. It has the Coca Cola flag at the top.

This is an official Wilson Superbowl XXXI football signed by the Green Bay Packers former QB Brett Favre. Superbowl XXXI was played on January 26th, 1997 in Louisiana. The Packers faced the New England Patriots. The Packers defeated the Patriots, 35 to 21. It was the Packers' third Superbowl victory. This was their first Superbowl victory since Superbowl II.

I Can't find any info about this original poster. Poster is +/- 24" x 36" is size. If anyone has scene this please let me know. I would love to find out more about this piece. I picked it up at a yard sale!

I bought this ball 15 years ago. The ball is signed has stats and is numbered. All I know is that they discontinued the balls before all 5000 were sold. I don't know why though. I have always wondered if anyone else had a ball like this b/c I can't even find one on the net like it.

This is the first regular season game for the Indianapolis Colts. Colts v.s. The Jets Sept. 2 1984 at The Hoosier Dome. I don't know why it says game 2 on the ticket stub? Here is the schedule for 1984 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1984_Indianapolis_Colts_season

]]>Football / Football Ticketshttp://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/17003-indianapolis-colts-v-s-the-jetshttp://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/17003-indianapolis-colts-v-s-the-jetsThe cool things you can come across in the old football programshttp://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/16468-the-cool-things-you-can-come-across-in-t
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In this 1946, Hardin-Simmons vs. San Jose State program, HSU was featuring their biggest and smallest freshmen on the team. The little fellow is Bill Echols. I don't know what ever became of Bill, but I'm sure he went on to become a productive citizen in our society. The big fellow is 18 year old, 6'4", 290 lb, Dan Blocker. Dan went on to become 'Hoss Cartwright' in the hit TV series, "Bonanza".

When I was at this antique mall two weeks ago I was inquiring abou a box of old football cards I saw, the guy told me they had all just been bought, but he would have more next week. Today I went back and he sought me out. I picked out these as the ones I did not already own. They are from '63 Topps, '65 and '67 Philadelphia, '69, '73, and '80 Topps.

This is my dad's signed Bryant McKinnie jersey. My brother and I saw that he was signing autographs on the University of Minnesota campus. We got there early and were the first ones in line. I had my Viking football signed and my brother brought my dad's McKinnie jersey. He recently had it signed. Bryant is one of the biggest human beings I have ever met. I am rather short (5'6) and as I stood next to him, seated, and we nearly looked each other in the eye. Very nice, and very shy.

How's this for a pick, grocery shopping at Wal-Mart, head to the toy aisle, toy figure...purchased for $9.99, sold on E-bay for $121.50, literally picked right under everyone else's nose, no pun intended!!

The first program is a 1940, San Jose State vs. Willamette with the legendary coach, Glenn S. "Pop" Warner featured on the cover. "Pop" Warner coached at SJS in during the 1939 and '40 seasons. During those two years under Warner's direction, the Spartans were 25-1.

Next, we have a Cleveland Browns vs. New York Yankees AAFC championship program from 1946. That was the first year of existence of the All America Football Conference. The Browns and the 49ers were the dominant teams but since they were both in the Western Division of the League, they couldn't play for the championship.

Then we have a 1946 LA Dons vs. the Chicago Rockets program. The Rockets were plagued by problems and in '48 became the Hornets. After the '49 season the Dons disbanded and many of their players were picked up by the LA Rams.

Finally, we have 49ers vs. Yankees program from 1949. The 49ers, Browns and Colts moved into the NFL in 1950. The AAFC Yanks folded and the NFL, Boston Yankees took the name and moved to New York for the 1950 season. Eventually, those Yanks moved to Dallas and became the Dallas Texans of the NFL but they folded after a miserable, 1-11 season.

I have three 1/2 regular admission tickets from the old 1965 foto-cell hall of fame game(toy). They to me are in really good shape for being as old as they are. I have looked online and have never found any of these tickets. The tickets state that one person at 1/2 regular price to the national pro football hall of fame. James M Lucas signature special event director.(Not a real signature) I was wondering if anyone has seen these and if they are worth anything?
Thanks,
Tim

The first program is 49er mascot, Sourdough Sam, mounting the head of the poor Buffalo Bill on the wall. The next is a Chicago Rocket program where they are playing the Brooklyn Dodgers. Then we have the Yankees and the LA Dons. Finally, we have the colorful, L. A. Dons playing the Colts.

I dont know what this is supposed to be but its cool. Found it in a house cleanout and thought it was too neat to throw out. It is in excellent shape with no chips or anything. It lists the game schedule for the 1974, 1975, 1976 seasons. Football I take it from dates. Color is great on it and it measures about 8" x 11" approx. Could it be an ashtray? Doesn't really appear to be but...? UNC fans what is it and does it have a value?

The shelf is made from our Dawg Pound seat at the old Cleveland Municipal stadium. It is covered with autographs of Browns and Steelers players including Lou (The Toe) Groza. I got them at a flag football game that was played between former Browns & Steelers players in 1996 after the Browns left town. The program for that game is to the left. The brick on the shelf is also from the old Cleveland stadium Gate A area. To the right framed autographs of many former browns players including Cody Risien, Ozzie Newsome & Eddie Johnson & above a pennant autographed by Bernie Kosar and Felix Wright. The two footballs are give a ways from Burger King.

Here we have a 1948 49er vs. Buffalo Bills program where Sourdough Sam is going to have buffalo burgers for dinner. Then a '59 Colts vs Niners program where the Colt is getting the best of the old 49er. Next, a Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer ad on the back of a 1947 LA Dons program. Finally, a colorful, 1950 49ers vs. NY Yanks program, featuring a Vic Anderson rendition of traffic on the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge.

Vintage ("old school") U.S.C. Trojans pennant, with red cardinal felt and yellow / gold trim. Lettering and images are silkscreened on. Felt is not very thick, but definitely hand cut and stitched. Don't really know the year, but I've had it for around 10 years, has moved with me at least 4 different times and still looks to be in excellent shape with no serious flaws. There are a couple of hairline creases if one looks extremely closely and one tiny black pen mark I think I found. Other than that it's nice and sharp. NO PINHOLES.

Does anyone know the approximate year? My first guess having seen tons of USC stuff over the years was 60's but it could just as easily be 50's.

Want to keep it and hang it on the wall, but have been trying to figure out what kind of frame or holder to put it in.

Not a "Pick" as much as something I did with multiple picks, and pieces of my collection. I am an avid Jaguar fan, and all the items in the shadow box is from the inaugural season of the jags. Gameday magazines from two of the games (The inaugural game and one I went too w/ ticket stub), the jersey is an official (though not game worn) Beuerlein team jersey, the metal plate in the middle was signed by almost all the players at training camp in 1995 (Including future hall of famers (or at minimum ring of honor members) Tony Boselli and Jimmy Smith. Also includes a rare Hall of Fame game ticket (replica), pins from the inaugural game and hall of fame game, original logo mini helmets, bumper sticker, and a news article from USA Today after their big win over the Steelers at home when they started the season 2-4.

I know about what all the pieces are worth seperately, but with the box itself measuring 41"x34"x4" it wasn't cheap to have made. So curious as to what it would be worth in the sports memoribilia market, for insurance purposes.

Here are some old San Jose State programs from the late '40's. On the left is a Howard Brodie cover. Many colleges and pro teams used Howard's covers from the 30' to the 60's and he's probably one of the most famous cover artists.

By the way, in that game, the Spartans snapped a Hardin-Simmons win streak by beating them 19-12.

The SJS-Santa Barbara cover was done by Bion Atkinson. Back then it was Santa Barbara State, today the school is known as the University of California at Santa Barbara.

The last two are covers by Jess Cauthorn. I think they are pretty cool. The SJS-Pacific rivalry dated back to 1898. Unfortunately, the University of the Pacific had to drop football in the mid 90's. Every year the game was played for the "Victory Bell".

St. Mary's was a national football power in the '20's, '30's and '40's but de emphasized football in the '50's.

I have a Fran Tarkenton autographed mini football with two football cards of Fran. This is the real deal, because it's in the original box, and there is a Wilson tag on it, and the box is a NFL/Wilson autograph box. Fran was a great player, but before my time.

I got this football in a garage sale in east lansing. It has the twelve coaches before dantonio. There are no rips or stains on the football. I've been keeping it on a tee in my room. I haven't hade the signautes check yet, because I don't know if its worth the trouble. If someone was to apraise this, pretend that the signatures are real.

]]>Football Memorabiliahttp://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/10085-michigan-state-signed-coach-footballhttp://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/10085-michigan-state-signed-coach-footballA few more old football programshttp://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/9551-a-few-more-old-football-programs
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The first one is a 1939 San Jose State-Willamette program. These are good finds because in '39 San Jose State was one of "Pop" Warner's last coaching stops and he's featured in all the programs. The Spartans were 13-0 that year. They shut out 8 teams and scored 324 points to their opponents 24. That's good in any era for any team.

The next one is a 1943 Chicago Cards-Green Bay Packer program. Wartime programs are hard to get, the paper quality was poor and the pro teams of the times weren't very good. The good teams of the day were the military teams, St. Mary's pre-Flight, Great Lakes Naval Station, the Fleet City Blue Jackets, etc. All of the quality players were on those teams.

The Cleveland Browns were the class of the All America Football Conference. Pictured here is one of their home programs against the L.A. Dons. The last program is a 1949, 49er-Dons program with Union Square on the cover. The Niners and the Browns were the two best teams in the Conference and moved into the NFL in 1950. The poor old Dons folded. Many of their players ended up with the L.A. Rams after the merger.

How cool is this, I found this mascot head (for dinty moore - stew) in an antique shop in central pa. Didnt know anything about it, so I contacted the company, and someone found a picture of it being used in a college football game in the 70-80's. How it ended up here, I have no idea. I guess thats half the fun. They did say that they made two of them incase something happened to one of them.

We all know who the 49ers and the Steelers are but who remembers the L.A. Dons, the Brooklyn Football Dodgers, the NY Football Yankees, the Chicago Rockets or the Boston Yanks?

In '47 the Boston Yanks and the Steelers were in the NFL. The Yanks franchise went through several changes, they were the Tigers and the Texans. Today, that old franchise is the great grandfather of the Indianapolis Colts and the Baltimore Ravens.

The LA Dons were owned by Louis B. Mayer, Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, and Don Ameche. The Dons, along with the Niners, Yankees and Rockets were all part of the All America Football Conference. There were several NY Yankee football teams over the years. This team was with the AAFC and in '49 they merged with the Dodgers to become the Brooklyn-NY Yankees.

The program posted is from the first regular season AAFC game between the Niners and Yankees. For some reason, Niner cover artist, William Kay, always took it easy on the Yanks. As you can see, mascot, Sourdough Sam is "dancing" with the lovely Yankee majorette. You can also see that he's being less than civil with the Rocket mascot. The Chicago Rockets never really caught on and after two years they became the Chicago Hornets. They folded after the '49 season. Their biggest star was the future NFL hall of famer, Elroy "Crazy Legs" Hirsch.

The first program is SJS vs. Nevada, 1935. I was lucky to find a hard cover book in a Bakersfield antique shop with all of SJS's 1935 home programs. The pictures in the book were autographed by players and coaches, some of whom are in the SJS Hall of Fame now. The second is SJS vs BYU in 1946. The cover is dated, Oct. 25, 1945, but the game was actually played in '46. The next program is the 1949, Michigan-Stanford game. You can see that the Indian and Wolverine are trying to play tricks on each other. The last one is SJS vs. Stanford, 1950. The Indian and Spartan are engaged in an archery contest.

The Electric Company was the name of the Buffalo Bills offensive line in the 1970s, and was later expanded to the supporting cast. These are the highlights of that group, and a few others: '79 Topps Joe DeLamielleure and Willie Parker, '78 Topps Reggie McKenzie, '76 Topps Mike Montler, '75 Topps Ahmad Rashad, Bruce Jarvis, Joe Ferguson, '71, '75 Topps O.J. Simpson, '74 Topps Paul Seymour, '72 Topps Marlin Briggs (the first modern day african american quarterback, '71, '69 Topps George Byrd and Billy Shaw.

I bought this at my local cards store about 15 years ago, with 36 packs inside. The top would flip up to advertise what the cards were and how much. These were generally near or on the counter in gas stations exc. On the bottom are player of the week cards. I left the box intact because of these cards. How many different cards were there? Is the box worth anything? Any help is welcome and appreciated! Thanks for lookin!

Through the early days of the franchise where they were more known for their hideous uniforms, to the days of the ferocious "Orange Crush" defense, these are the highlights from those days: '79, '77 Topps Randy Gradishar, '79, '78, '77, '75 Topps Otis Armstrong, '78, '77 Topps Rick Upchurch, '77 Topps Riley Odoms, '77, '76, '75, '72 Topps Lyle Alzado, '74, '72, '71 Topps Floyd Little, and a '61 Topps Frank Tripucka.

Started off as Paul Brown's pet project, there were a few highlights in the first decade of the team, the highlights of this group: '79 Topps, '78 '76 Wonder Bread Ken Riley, '79, '79, '77, '75 Topps Isaac Curtis, and a '74 Topps Bill Bergey. Also of note...Ross Browner on the '79 Topps Team Leaders card is the brother of former NFL stars Joey and Keith Browner and is the father of current Steelers tackle Max Starks.

I have had this card for over ten years and have always wondered how it got out of the factory. On the front it looks ordinary, a little miscut, not uncommon for that set. On the back it gets weird. When you turn it over, not only is it upside down, but it's not even Dan Pastorini's stats on the back, it's actually parts of four cards, Willie Young, a checklist, and the edge's of two other cards. Knowing that cards come on sheets ( I have a few uncut sheets) this has to mean the entire sheet is messed up. Seems pretty rare that a mistake like this got out.

One of the best teams in the early years of the AFL, the success faded and did'nt translate to the NFL. Still, they had their stars. The highlights of this group: '78, '77, '76 Topps Robert Brazile, '78, '77 Topps Billy "White Shoes" Johnson, '75, '72 Topps Ken Houston, '74 Topps John "The Tooz" Matuszak and Dan Pastorini, and a '64 Topps Charley Hennigan.

Not a lot of highlights from the early days of the Saints. '79, '74, '73 Topps Archie Manning cards...also known as the father of Super Bowl winners Peyton and Eli Manning. '79 Topps Conrad Dobler, called gthe meanest man in Pro Football at the time. Also of note are the '71 Topps Tom Dempsey card, the man who holds the record for longest field goal in NFL history...63 yards, and the '69 Topps Billy Kilmer.

]]>Football / Football Cardshttp://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/8296-49ers-b-m-before-montana-phttp://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/8296-49ers-b-m-before-montana-pTampa Bay...terrible team back then, but they still had some history!http://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/8295-tampa-bay--terrible-team-back-then-but
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Not many highlights from those days in Tampa Bay, but this group has a few. '79 Topps Doug Williams rookie card, first black quarterback to win a Super Bowl while with Washington, Ricky Bell's (brother of singer Archie Bell) rookie card, and twin brothers Dewey and Lee Roy Selmon.

Rosey Grier's 1956 Topps rookie card. Rosey played for the New York Giants from 1955-62. He was then traded to the Los Angeles Rams where he joined Lamar Lundy, Merlin Olsen and Deacon Jones to form the "Fearsome Foursome" for the next four years. After his playing career he gained notoriety for being there the night Robert Kennedy was assassinated. He subdued the gunman after hearing shots fired.
Ted Marchibroda's 1957 Topps rookie card. Ted Marchibroda had a brief playing career and is mostly known for his coaching career, mostly in Baltimore and for the Colts franchise. He was head coach of the Baltimore Colts from 1975-79, then again from 1992-95, after the team moved to Indianapolis. He returned to Baltimore in 1996 as coach of the Baltimore Ravens until 1998. He is the only man to coach both Baltimore franchises. Carl Eller's 1965 Philadelphia rookie card. Carl Eller was a member of the famed "Purple People Eaters in the 1960s and '70s for the Minnesota Vikings. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2004. OJ Simpson's final card. OJ Simpson was a Hall of Fame running back. By the time I received this card in the early 1990s, he was known for his part in the Naked Gun movies, and for his commercials. Two years later, the trial of the century happened and his mage was tarnished forever, as well as the value of this card.

1961-70 Viking cards. Included are both Topps, Philadelphia and Fleer cards. The Philadelphia Chewing Gum Company produced NFL football cards from1965-67, while Topps produced AFL cards. Fleer produced football cards from 1960-63. In this group are the rookie cards of Joe Kapp ('69) and Jim Marshall ('62).

1970 to 1974 Topps cards. Highlights of this group are the rookie card ('74) of football player turned actor Ed Marinaro (St. Elsewhere), the first Viking card of Fran Tarkenton after his trade back to the Vikings, the rookie card of Hall of Famer Alan Page ('70), and Joe Kapp...the team MVP of 1969.

Football cards from 1974, '75 and '76. Highlights of this set are the Wonder Bread cards of Chuck Foreman ('76), Ron Yary and Paul Krause (both '74). Also in this group are the rookie cards of Chuck Foreman ('74) and Gary Larsen ('75)...his one and only football card.

Three years before I was born, in 1979...my father started buying Topps football cards with my three older siblings. When I was about 11, my older brother gave his cards to my dad and I. That is where and when I started collecting my older cards. I now have cards from every year from 1948 until the present. These are just my vintage Viking cards, the most prized of my old cards.

On December 20th, 2010 the Minnesota Vikings were forced to play a home game against the Chicago Bears at the University of Minnesota's TCF Bank Stadium because the Metrodome had collapsed. The night had long been planned as the night the 50 greatest Vikings would be announced and in attendance. It turned out to be the perfect way to celebrate our historic past as winter warriors. The Vikings played outside for the first 20 years of the franchise (1961-81). I was in attendance and took these pictures. From left to right are: Daunte Culpepper, Robert Smith, John Randle, Cris Carter, Randall McDaniel, Henry Thomas, Keith Millard, Chris Doleman, Anthony Carter, Carl Lee, Joey Browner, Steve Jordan, Tim Irwin, Scott Studwell, Tommy Kramer, Sammy White, Ahmad Rashad, Matt Blair, Chuck Foreman, Jeff Siemon, John Gilliam, Matt Blair, Stu Voigt, Ed White, Wally Hilgenberg's son...Wally passed away in 2008 of ALS, Gene Washington, Alan Page, Bobby Bryant, Dave Osborn, Gary Larsen, Carl Eller, Fred Cox, Roy Winston, Mick Tinglehoff, Ed Sharockman, Bill Brown, Jim Marshall....and the original Viking mascot...Hub Meeds. Not pictured are: Grady Alderman, Fran Tarkenton, Gary Zimmerman, Randy Moss, Matt Birk, Hall of Fame Head Coach Bud Grant, Steve Hutchinson, Adrian Peterson, Antoine Winfield, Jared Allen, and Kevin Williams. The last five of which were in the locker room at the time. The second picture is our famed Purple People Eaters defensive line of the 1970s. Jim Marshall, Alan Page, Gary Larsen, Carl Eller, and Doug Sutherland who replaced Larsen in 1975.

This lithograph of Super Bowl III from 1969, signed by Joe Namath to my Fiance' in 1991 was signed at a Conair promotion signing at a mall in Atlanta.

The lithograph was given to my Fiance' by his father who supplied the ink for this piece. It remained in on his wall as a little boy and he put it away for safe keeping until 1991 when he brought it to the mall for Joe Namath to sign.

The artist of the litho is Gary Thomas and is still creating amazing lithographs of all types. The last picture shows the credit to Mr. Thomas and type of machine that was used to print the lithogram. It is also signed by Mr. Thomas, seen on the bottom right near Joe's right foot.

We are very curious to know if anyone has ever seen one of these prints. . . I have looked high and low on the internet with no success. I know that with a PERSONALIZED signature that seems to be more desirable . . . and a sweet story to go with it. The condition, well, it isn't the best. Pin holes in the corners where it hung on a little boys bedroom wall, and creases where it was stored for 20 some odd years. . . Does anyone have any idea of the value?

Thanks for any input! Will keep bringing goodies I find that have been handed down. . . I love this site! :) HAPPY COLLECTING!

Who knew that the NFL had marching songs? What we did know was that some things were written in stone. Like the Green Bay Packers, the Baltimore Colts, and the New York Football Giants....oops!
College, now that is what marching songs are all about. I was in the Howard Junior High marching band many moons ago. Our school song was Cornell's "Far above Cayuga's waters". It goes, Far above Cayuga's waters, da, da da, da, dee.

I have the entire sets of 1981 and 1986 Topps football cards, the Joe Montana and Jerry Rice are the gems of each set. The Frank Gifford is a 1958 Topps and his third card produced by Topps. The Tony Dorsett is a 1978 Topps rookie card.

Some of my most prized football cards. When I was twelve years old I came home from school one day my mother told me to get in the car because we were going somewhere, but she didnt tell me where. When we were in the car she told me Cris Carter was signing autographs at the mall. I was immeditately thrilled but my next reaction was "I don't have a card to sign!" So she pulled one of my cards out of her purse, in a plastic sleeve to protect it. (She's a smart one) We got there and we were about fifth in line. I met him, got my picture with him, and he signed my card and an 8x10. Later that season he set the record for most receptions in a season with 122 (since broken). And I had instant bragging rights over my friends. Around the same time, there was a sports bar and grill called "Benchwarmer Bob Lurtsema's". He was a former defensive linemen in the 1970s that played back up to the "Purple People Eaters". Every sunday night of a home game Bob had a current Viking come in and sign autographs. That is where I got the other signed cards. Fuad Reveiz, incidently this was the year he set the NFL record of consecutive field goals made. (since broken) Randall McDaniel...the nicest professional athlete I have ever met, Jake Reed, the shyest. The last two Vikings are DeWayne Washington and Amp Lee. I didnt have an Amp Lee Viking card because he had just joined the team. The last card, the Miami Dolphins Tony Nathan "Police Card" has always been a special card. My family lived in southern Florida when I was three years old. Some players were handing out these cards and signing them. I was only three, I dont remember it, but he was the first professional athlete I met, and my first autograph. My brother got Kim Bokamper to sign his card. A side note...if possible, always have your cards signed in black ink, for obvious reasons.

Metropolitan Stadium was built in Bloomington, MN in 1956 to attract professional sports to Minnesota. It's first tennants were the Minneapolis Millers, the farm team for the New York Giants baseball team. It was well known that the Giants were looking to relocate. Under major league rules of the time, the Giants had priority rights to a major league team in the Twin Cities, because of the location of their farm team. The Cleveland Indians, Philadelphia Athletics and Washington Senators also seriously considered moving here. However, the Giants chose to follow the Brooklyn Dodgers to the west coast. San Francisco had long been home to the Pacific Coast League's San Francisco Seals, the top farm team of the Boston Red Sox. As part of the deal, the Millers' parent team then became the Red Sox. The Red Sox were certainly not planning to move anywhere. However, in 1961, another American League entry, the Washington Senators, did, to become the Minnesota Twins. The Minneapolis Millers, and also the St Paul Saints promptly folded.

Pro Football came to the area as early as 1956 when the Steelers and Eagles played an exhibition game at the stadium in 1956. From 1957-1960, the Packers, Cardinals, and Cowboys all played preseason games at Metropolitan Stadium. In 1961 the expansion Minnesota Vikings arrived at Metropolitan Stadium. Both teams stayed through 1981 until the Metrodome opened. Metropolitan Stadium was torn down in 1985 and the Mall of America was built on the site in 1992.

In 1996 Wheaties released a 30th anniversary of the Super Bowl box. In 1999 they released several commemorative boxes to celebrate the 75th anniversary of Wheaties. I wonder if any of these are worth anything.

The first ball, I got because the other ball was filled up with autographs. John Randle was signing autographs at a local bar and restaurante and I went. I had recently broken my hand..and I had to tell him the story. He made fun of me but it was all in fun...he's an awesome guy. The second ball I have had since 1998. The autographs on it are: (front) Carl Eller #81, Marcus McCauley #24, Ben Daniels #63, Husain Abdullah #39, Chuck Foreman #44, John Swain #29. (back) Bryant McKinnie #74, Benny Frampton #37, Kenan Howry #82, Kelly Campbell #16, Mike Tice, Charles Gordon #41, Erasmus James #99, Ted Brown #23, Tony Richardson #49, Steve Hutchinson #76. Most of the autographs were obtained at training camp, and all by me.

I had season tickets to the University of Minnesota Football team from 2001-2008. Pictured are every season except '03 and '04...they must be in a box somewhere. There are also a few from 2000 and 2009 mixed in.

The Official National Football League Football Encyclopedia by Roger Treat. About nine years ago I was browsing the shelves of an old used bookstore I often frequented on the campus of the University of Minnesota . I was in the sports section, and I came across this book. Being a football and sports history buff, I was intrigued...because I knew it had to be old. I opened it with the intentions of finding the copyright date. Much to my surprise I opened it and there on the inside cover was the signature of Murray Warmath (since verified). He may not be known much outside the state of Minnesota so a little background: After two seasons as coach at Mississippi State, Warmath was named the coach at the University of Minnesota in 1954. He remained there through 1971. In 1960 he won the National Championship and took his team to the Rose Bowl in 1961 and 1962, winning in 1962. He was never affiliated with professional football, so it's a mystery why he had this book, or why it is signed. I guess just a fellow fanatic. As I said, I was on campus when I bought this, and the site of the football stadium (torn down in 1992) where he coached all those years was across the street from the dorm I was living in at the time. I quickly bought the book and walked home, passing by the site where the last National Championship was won. Coach Warmath just recently celebrated his 99th birthday, surrounded by many of his former players. Oh....the copyright said 1952...

From the Russ Berrie Co.
I contacted the Russ Berrie Co. and they cant find this item in there
records. I gave them an item #.
Wonder what its worth?

]]>Football Memorabiliahttp://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/7064-1946-cleveland-mughttp://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/7064-1946-cleveland-mugAll-access pass and souvenirs for the University of Minnesota vs South Dakota State University football gamehttp://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/6978-all-access-pass-and-souvenirs-for-the-un
Tue, 28 Dec 2010 22:38:51 -0800

My cousin got all access passes to the University of MN football game on November 14, 2009. I was able to visit the locker room and training room before and after the game and at halftime, and watch the game from the sidelines. I was able to meet star wide receiver Eric Decker, now with the Denver Broncos, and he signed my pass. I received a free pullover, baseball hat, skull cap, program and a pair of wide receiver gloves.

This is a rather large bar mirror that is 4ft. in length and 2ft 7 inches in Height. It lists the super bowls 1-35, who played and the score. I'm interested in finding out it's worth. The mirror is in excellent condition.

This book is complete with color photos, week-by-week boxscore and summaries, player stories and stats. It is yet another item my grandparents let me take home from their cabin. How much is this worth? Thanks for lookin!

Talks about his rough games in the past, and what he has done to improve his play going into the new season. He finished his college career in 1976 ranked fourth in total offense among all players in the history of the Big Ten conference.

Rookie running back Chuck Foreman running against the Raiders in his first professional game. He finished with 9 rushes for 26 yards and 6 catches for 53 yards and 1 touchdown. He went on to be named Rookie of the Year and the Vikings went on to their second Super Bowl that year. John Gilliam was also named to the Pro Bowl after catching 42 passes for 907 yards and 8 touchdowns on the year.

On the cover first cover is the Roosevelt Raceway. It was the site of the first international horse race. Jamin, the horse from France, won the race. Also in the magazine about how the newly relocated San Francisco Giants and their star outfielder Willie Mays were struggling and didn't seem to fit in on the west coast. The second cover appears to be a view of the fourth ever Monday Night Football game between Green Bay and San Diego. The accompanying article discusses the downsides of having and playing a football game on Monday night. The car ad is on the back cover. Any idea how much these are worth?

This is a wooden coin given out by Twin City Federal Bank (TCF) in 1961. It was the Minnesota Vikings' innaugural season, and turned out to be the year the Gophers won the Rose Bowl, defeating the UCLA Bruins 21-3. I was wondering what it was worth?

This is a 2ft by 5ft vinyl poster showing a regeneration of the ticket stub from Super Bowl XI. It was made in 2006 by Miller-Coors and displayed during the Super Bowl XL event. It is 1 of a kind and as far as I know there has not been any other regenerations of these tickets except on posters that show multiple tickets, and none on vinyl. They currently have a poster for each Super Bowl Ticket from 1 to 39, however SB's 5, 19, 27, and 38 were not regenerated. They are still owned by Miller-Coors and I need some input on how much this would sell for.

I found this in the upstairs storage area in a plant nursery when I was about 10 years old (1990). There were many more, but I was not able to purchase them at the time. I have not been able to find any information about this statue to date.

The statue weighs 3lb. 8.75oz. The height is 11 inches tall with a 6.5-7 inch base.

The Charles Pilsbury Sweater
The Pilsbury sweater is an article that appeared in my life in Fall of 2009. The sweater had it's own unique energy and I can tell you after tweny-five years in the antiques business I had never had an item speak to me. This sweater "told" me to get it home and on December 18th of 2009, the Pilsbury Sweater was reunited with the Pilsbury family. The Pilsbury Sweater was manufactured by M&N Sports of Boston, Massachusetts in 1937. It once belonged to the late Charles Pilsbury, he attended the Saint Paul School in New Hampshire. After graduating young Charles; a gifted and exceptional athlete enlisted in WW II. He was a jet fighter pilot and was killed early into the military campaign. His plane and body were missing and his status was listed as MIA/POW. In 1968, an anthropologist found Charles' plane and remains deep in the jungle on the Soloman Islands. It would not be for another 40 years until Charles' athletic sweater would resurface back in his home state of Minnesota. Through a series of events and research I was able to get the sweater back to the Pilsbury family. On December 18th (my birthday) I met Mr. & Mrs Charles Pilsbury; he had been named in honor of his missing and beloved Uncle Charles. He related the family story of Charles and his death, we were all stupefied as to the preserved condition of the sweater and how it had come to end up Saint Paul, Minnesota. After our meeting Charles Pilsbury was going to meet his father and present the sweater.

This jacket was purchase from It's a Wrap, a film production waredrobe clothing store in Burbank, Ca on April 17th, 2001. It is the jacket that Johnny Unitas wore as Head Coach of the Knights for the film "Any Given Sunday" (1999). It is an XL 100% polyester with a cotton mesh lining make by Hilton active apparel.

I picked up a few more old Niner programs. These are from the old All America Football Conference. I really like the cover art on the old programs.
From '46 to '48, the old 49er was featured doing dirty deeds to the oponents. 1949 programs feature San Francisco street scenes.

The second biggest croud in Ncaa Football. beat in 1996. I believe knute Rockne was in a wheel chair for this game. Also, They won this game and Championship. Their Biggest Arryvalrys then and now. 1929 Official Blue and Gold colors 1st year. And The Fist year to EVER WEAR THEIR CAPS AND GOWNS! Notredame Fight song copywrited in 1928 and then held at this banquet. Casasantra's Orchastra. 3 autos i'm taking a good guess. Either 1 is Ray Dimpsey or Dimpoly. 2 is Al gust? and 3 is K.L? NM condition for both. 1 Game on Soldier field with USC. Have any questions or comments please add me to email. If you have any info or price ranges. Www.Myspace.com/dleebrown or Www.Facebook.com/LeeBrown111. T/C Irsih Fans!!! :Lee from South Bend, Indiana.

I recieved this jersey a few days ago in the mail and it is a Randall Cunningham throwback youth XL jersey. But the jock tag that is sewn on says Walter Payton-Chicago Bears- 1985! They sewed the wrong tag on. When does that ever happen?

I went to Super Bowl XXXVIII between the New England Patriots and the Carolina Panthers in 2004 in Houston. While the game may be most famous for Janet Jackson's "wardrobe malfunction," it was also one of the greatest Super Bowl games ever played. It was also an unbelievable experience to be in the crowd at a Super Bowl.

I've been trying to find information about this helmet for some time now. I have looked all over and can't find anything to compare it to. I found several Silver helmets but never found another PURPLE helmet like this one.

If you have any information regarding value or any other information it would be greatly appreciated.

1971 nebraska football pepsi cans,with pictures of turner gill , brook barrenger , mike rosier , grant windstrom ,calvin jones, brodrick thomas and 1971 schedule I bought them in 1971 and have saved them 3 do not have pepsi in them as they leaked and had to put a small hole in the bottom to drain

My Uncle did business with Topps back in the day and was given this sheet of football cards when it came off the printer. Pretty neat there are cards from almost every team. Actually going to frame it for my boys.

From Dominic Mattioli's booth at the Stoudt's antique mall in Adamstown, PA. What a friendly guy. I got the feeling he just loves this stuff. And I thought the raccoon was a nice touch, too.

Part of my summer 2010 whirlwind east coast antiques tour.

]]>Baseball Memorabiliahttp://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/1754-pennsylvania-sports-memorabiliahttp://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/1754-pennsylvania-sports-memorabiliaFootball program cover with photo of tickets to games at Harvard Stadiumhttp://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/1460-football-program-cover-with-photo-of-tic
Wed, 21 Jul 2010 18:40:40 -0700

This 1975 Harvard football program cover contains photos of tickets to games at Harvard Stadium during the first half of the 20th century. Harvard Stadium is the oldest college football stadium in the USA. It hosted its first game (Harvard vs. Dartmouth) in 1902, when the Crimson was one of the top college teams in the country. The ticket on the bottom left side of the cover is for the Harvard v. Carlisle Indians game that featured famed Olympian Jim Thorpe.

In the early days of college football, the dominant teams came from the Ivy League and the "Big Three," Yale, Harvard and Princeton, were always among the top teams in the country. This colorful embossed cigar box label depicts players from that bygone era.

This is a pennant from Stanford's last Rose Bowl victory in 1971. The reason I know it is from '71 and not '72, when Stanford went to the Rose Bowl and lost is because it says Stanford Indians. 1971 was the last year Stanford was known as the Indians. It is quite a long story why they changed their nickname and why they are the Cardinal now.

Stanford also went to the 2000 Rose Bowl and lost.

I just graduated from Stanford so the school is near and dear to my heart. Watch out for the Cardinal in the Rose Bowl this coming season!

Discovered this vintage MetroKane lunchbox while cleaning out a basement in New Hampshire. Features original "Pat Patriot" logo created by Boston Globe artist Phil Bissell. The team was known as the Boston Patriots from it's original franchise date (1959) until moving to Foxboro stadium in 1970 when they became the New England Patriots. Must have made some kid very happy!